Source: Betty Crocker's Cooky Book

• 1/2 cup oil
• 4 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted(4 oz)
• 2 cups white sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup XXX sugar

1. Mix chocolate and granulated sugar
2. Blend in one egg at a time until well mixed.
3. Add vanilla and stir flour, baking powder and salt into oil mixture.
4. Chill several hours or overnight
5. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
6. Drop teaspoons full of dough into the XXX sugar and roll
7. Shape into balls and place on a greased baking sheet
8. Bake 10-12 minutes or until almost no imprint remains when touched lightly in the center.

Makes 5 dozen cookies